Sanitary milk-pail.



W. CA'ILINi SANITARY MILK PAILl APPLICATION FILED APR. 3| 191?.

Patented June 4, 1918.

p by rivets or the like to 30 is of leafv spring form, and is seated in a longitudinal recess in the outer side of the weight 28. The upper end of the finger is sprung from the recess and may be bent laterally thereat to form a supporting shoulder adapted to engage the under side of the Vlip 24 and support the same and the valve 22 in partly raised position.

The major portion of the weight" 28 eX- tends below the valve 22, and when the receptacle A is tilted or upset, the weight 28 swings upon `the hanger 26 in the direction in which the receptacle is tilted. This swinging of the weight 28 engages the latter against theinner marginal edge of the lip 24 and forces the latter toward the lip 25, binding the disk valvel 22 against the bottom 19 and completely closing the open# ing 20.

Ihe upper end of the weight 28 is rounded so that the weight may swing in any direction to close the valve 22.

Lugs 31 `are upturned from the opposite lateral edges of the disk 22 and bear against the outer side of the sleeve 17 to brace the valve against lateral distortion by the weight. The valve 22 may be disengaged from the `weight 28 by depressing the sprmg 30 of the latter to move the shoulder of the springv into line with the opening 29 for passage therethrough, the lug 24 being adapted to be slid longitudinally over the weight.

The receptacle A is provided at opposite sides with a pair of springlears 32, secured t e receptacle beneath the bead B. The ears`32 are struck inwardly intermediate their ends to form hooks or shoulders 33 adapted: to engage over the flange 10a and hold it to the bead B. A bailA or handle 34 is hinged upon the ears 32'to support the receptacle.

By springing the ears 32 outwardly the attachment may be removed from the receptacle A. The top part 10 may havev an upstanding ange 35 `through which liquid may be poured, the liquid passing into the attachment and iiowing through opening 20, past valve 22, and into the receptacle A.

It is within the scope of the invention to make such changes and modifications as are within the scope of the following claims..,

1. The combination with a receptacle, of a closure member tting over the top of the receptacle and havin an opening therethrough adapted to a mit iilling` the receptacle, a valve hinged on said closure V'member for closing the opening, and a weight hinged at its upper end to said member in spaced relation to: the hinged connection thereof and depending through said valve, the weight being free to swingfin, alllateral directions upon the tilting'of the receptacle to bear against the adjacent marginal edge portion of the valve to `close it.

2. The combination with a receptacle, of a closure 4member fitting over the top of the receptacle and having an opening therethrough adapted to admit filling the receptacle, a valvehinged on said closure mem` ber for closing the opening, a weight hinged at its upper end 'to said member and sus pended therefrom through the valve, the weight having a shoulder spaced from its upper end for engagement beneath the valve to support it in open position, said weight being free to swing when the receptacle is tilted to bind against the valve lto close the same.

' 3. The combination witha receptacle, of a closure member mounted on the `open-end of the receptacle land providedwith afiller opening therethrough, a disk valve hinged at one edge to'the closure member, aweight suspended from the closure member and passing through said disk valve, a spring arm mounted upon theweightand diverging from 'the upperjend thereof `to form a shoulder tOsuppOrtthe valvein open posi` tion,` said weight being free to `swing upon the tilting ofthe receptacle to bind against y they valve for closing the same.

In testimony whereof I ai'ix` my signature n Copies of this patent may be obtained for ve cents each, by axdressing the Commissioner o! intents, wathngtomn. i f j 

